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Owen Farrell
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 482739" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>Agreed, but there's a domino effect in how the backline can play to their ability. A 10 won't play well unless he gets good service from the 9. The 12/13 won't play good unless the 10 distributes well enough and provides enough meters for the 12/13 to break the gainline and the outside backs won't exploit space unless all the aforementioned happens. One weak link can bring a whole team down, particularly amongst the halfbacks.</p><p></p><p>It's similar in the forwards. The front row won't scrummage well unless they've got some adequate power coming from behind. Lineout jumpers will wobble if their lifters are being silly or the hooker isn't throwing right. The ball carrying forwards won't get enough momentum going forwards unless they can recycle the ball quickly enough, which involves clearing out effectively etc.</p><p></p><p>So it is a team effort, but a team effort can be undone by one or two players playing a game that is unsuited to the rest of the players. I don't doubt Farrell could be excellent behind a strong pack, someone who could have easily played the role Wilkinson had in the 2003 team, but we don't have a strong pack, so Farrell will spend most of the match doing clearance kicks after we see our forwards failing to break the gainline. Personally, I'd rather play with someone who can engage the backline and make meters that way, especially through midfield with Tuilagi, and hope this can disrupt the defense enough to get the forwards carrying over the gainline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 482739, member: 55446"] Agreed, but there's a domino effect in how the backline can play to their ability. A 10 won't play well unless he gets good service from the 9. The 12/13 won't play good unless the 10 distributes well enough and provides enough meters for the 12/13 to break the gainline and the outside backs won't exploit space unless all the aforementioned happens. One weak link can bring a whole team down, particularly amongst the halfbacks. It's similar in the forwards. The front row won't scrummage well unless they've got some adequate power coming from behind. Lineout jumpers will wobble if their lifters are being silly or the hooker isn't throwing right. The ball carrying forwards won't get enough momentum going forwards unless they can recycle the ball quickly enough, which involves clearing out effectively etc. So it is a team effort, but a team effort can be undone by one or two players playing a game that is unsuited to the rest of the players. I don't doubt Farrell could be excellent behind a strong pack, someone who could have easily played the role Wilkinson had in the 2003 team, but we don't have a strong pack, so Farrell will spend most of the match doing clearance kicks after we see our forwards failing to break the gainline. Personally, I'd rather play with someone who can engage the backline and make meters that way, especially through midfield with Tuilagi, and hope this can disrupt the defense enough to get the forwards carrying over the gainline. [/QUOTE]
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